Mid-Year Rate Filing
Against the backdrop of a possible wave of post-termination cumulative trauma claims, and amid growing pressure from organized labor and worker advocates for a presumption that COVID-19 infections are work-related, …
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SCIF’s Rating Tiers Back in Court
Attorneys for the State Compensation Insurance Fund will be back in court this week for a second attempt at overturning a decision by former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones that undermines …
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Lawsuit Alleges Lack Of Transparency By Lara, CDI
The California Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (see photo) are accused of failing to be fully transparent and compliant in their response to a Public Records Act …
Top Workers’ Comp Stories of 2019
Every year with the first issue of the new year, Workers’ Comp Executive compiles a list of the “Top Stories” from the prior 12 months. Some years produce more newsworthy …
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BIG DECISION: Travelers Loses Unfiled Side Agreements Case
“The big takeaway from this is that under Insurance Code section 11737, the Commissioner has the authority to review pretty much anything that affects what the insured pays for insurance,” …
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State Fund Files Amended Writ In A-Brite Case
A Sacramento Superior Court judge refused to block California Department of Insurance Administrative Law Judges from using the findings from a settled case as the basis for deciding another one …
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Deep Cut In 2020 Pure Premium Rates
In his first workers’ comp advisory pure premium rate decision, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara sided with both employers and organized labor. He approved a 9% rate cut for 2020 — …
Commissioner Lara Faces First Test On Workers’ Comp Rates
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is in the midst of his first review of the industry’s annual workers’ comp rate filing. He is facing a tough decision: go with the …
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